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Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Grasmere Drive, Beechwood, Runcorn, WA7 2TT · Halton
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Halton

About this day nursery

What it's like

There is a warm and nurturing atmosphere at the nursery where children are relaxed, happy and settled. Babies and older children engage positively with staff and each other, demonstrating good relationships. Children enjoy exploring the wooded area, developing physical skills and imagination through activities like digging, raking leaves, and playing in a mud kitchen.

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week at Christmas and bank holidays.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school

Last inspected 28 July 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

There is a warm and nurturing atmosphere at the nursery where children are relaxed, happy and settled. Babies and older children engage positively with staff and each other, demonstrating good relationships. Children enjoy exploring the wooded area, developing physical skills and imagination through activities like digging, raking leaves, and playing in a mud kitchen.

Inspector highlights

  • There is an ambitious curriculum in place for all children.
  • Staff and leaders have a strong commitment to supporting all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Overall, children are supported and encouraged to develop their independence skills.
  • Staff are well supported by leaders and the wider team, and are encouraged to continually enhance their skills and knowledge.
  • Parents speak highly of the nursery and the staff, appreciating their helpfulness and events like stay-and-play days.

Areas to develop

  • 1further enhance the implementation of the curriculum so that all children are consistently motivated to learn
  • 2further support children's independence skills and encourage children to do more things for themselves
  • 3support children to learn more about good hygiene practice and self-care skills
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff and leaders have a strong commitment to supporting all children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to achieve their full potential. The nursery works proactively with a wide range of partners in order to seek further specialist support and advice. Staff have undertaken additional training to enable them to support all children in the best possible way.

Outdoor space

Children cuddle up with staff as they enjoy listening to a story sitting under a tree in the outdoor area. Pre-school children wait politely at the gate to the wooded area and then excitedly go to explore the woods and the activities on offer, which includes digging, raking leaves, and playing in a mud kitchen.

Parent Reviews of Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school

5.0
(3)
matthew smith
3 years ago

Great staff, really look after the kids. The hardest part for me is getting my daughter home because she wants to stay and play with the teachers every day. I can see why most people in the area suggest it as the best nursery.

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Simon Ward
6 years ago

A lovely nursery with friendly, helpful and understanding staff. We have reluctantly had to take our boy out of nursery due to family reasons but would definitely recommend this place for others and hope to bring him back in the future.

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Jim Lagares Ballantine
2 years ago

Very engaged and caring staff. Delighted.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

28 July 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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